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Coles Abandoned Child Syndrome: Should You Tell Your Child They Were Adopted? at Bayshore Shopping Centre in Ottawa, ON
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Many things told you that you were wrong, but no one ever told you that you simply didn’t know.
You sensed that something was off; perhaps you couldn’t put it into words, but your body kept whispering it to you.
Sometimes this feeling manifested as restlessness, sometimes as anger, and sometimes as a sense of distance you thought was for no reason.
No one asked you, “Why do you feel this way?”
And when you couldn’t find the answer, you turned the question on yourself.
“Am I too sensitive?”
“Am I out of place?”
“Is there something wrong with me?”
The answer to none of these questions was you.
You weren’t wrong.
You were a child who knew without knowing.
Everyone looked at you, but no one held onto the story that began before you.
The beginning was fragmented, and a fragmented beginning isn’t a child’s fault.
The holidays never made you feel like they belonged to you. Closeness sometimes made you feel suffocated. No one explained why some things were so hard, and why others felt so familiar.
Yet you survived.
You adapted; you carved out a path of your own.
This wasn’t a weakness; it was a lesson in survival learned far too early.
If you look back now and say, “I wish I’d known,” I want you to know this:
Not knowing protected you for a while, but it also left you alone.
This letter was written to that loneliness.
You no longer have to carry what you’re feeling all by yourself. Your feelings now have a name, and that name doesn’t diminish you.
You weren’t a bad child.
You were a story whose truth came too late.
If these words spoke to something you have carried for a long time, I would love to hear what you thought.
Your review can help this book reach other readers who may recognize themselves in these pages and are searching for a deeper understanding of identity, belonging, childhood, and the stories that shape us.
If you found something meaningful in this book, I invite you to explore my other books as well.
Thank you for buying my books on Kindle, supporting my writing, and helping me raise my children. ❤️
If you’ve read one of my books, it would mean so much to me if you could leave a review and follow my author page. Every review and every new reader makes a real difference to an independent writer.
Thank you for being part of this journey.
Many things told you that you were wrong, but no one ever told you that you simply didn’t know.
You sensed that something was off; perhaps you couldn’t put it into words, but your body kept whispering it to you.
Sometimes this feeling manifested as restlessness, sometimes as anger, and sometimes as a sense of distance you thought was for no reason.
No one asked you, “Why do you feel this way?”
And when you couldn’t find the answer, you turned the question on yourself.
“Am I too sensitive?”
“Am I out of place?”
“Is there something wrong with me?”
The answer to none of these questions was you.
You weren’t wrong.
You were a child who knew without knowing.
Everyone looked at you, but no one held onto the story that began before you.
The beginning was fragmented, and a fragmented beginning isn’t a child’s fault.
The holidays never made you feel like they belonged to you. Closeness sometimes made you feel suffocated. No one explained why some things were so hard, and why others felt so familiar.
Yet you survived.
You adapted; you carved out a path of your own.
This wasn’t a weakness; it was a lesson in survival learned far too early.
If you look back now and say, “I wish I’d known,” I want you to know this:
Not knowing protected you for a while, but it also left you alone.
This letter was written to that loneliness.
You no longer have to carry what you’re feeling all by yourself. Your feelings now have a name, and that name doesn’t diminish you.
You weren’t a bad child.
You were a story whose truth came too late.
If these words spoke to something you have carried for a long time, I would love to hear what you thought.
Your review can help this book reach other readers who may recognize themselves in these pages and are searching for a deeper understanding of identity, belonging, childhood, and the stories that shape us.
If you found something meaningful in this book, I invite you to explore my other books as well.
Thank you for buying my books on Kindle, supporting my writing, and helping me raise my children. ❤️
If you’ve read one of my books, it would mean so much to me if you could leave a review and follow my author page. Every review and every new reader makes a real difference to an independent writer.
Thank you for being part of this journey.
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